Human Resource Management

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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Contents
A brief description of Caltex Adelaide Company......................................................................3
A brief description of the type of employees with reference to Atkinson’s Flexible firm
model..........................................................................................................................................3
Describe the structure, roles and responsibilities of the HR Department..................................5
Include an organization chart which shows where the HR team fits within the organization.
What sort of approach to HR can you observe about the company?.........................................5
Consider the strategic human resource management model–are there any responsibilities that
are not undertaken by the HR team in your chosen company. The strategic models of human
resource management and their responsibilities that are not undertaken in Caltex are given
below..........................................................................................................................................7
HR functions in operation, strategic and functional levels........................................................8
Research the most common reasons that people stay in their jobs,i.e, What are the 'retention
levels'? Be sure to use accurate, reliable sources.......................................................................8
If your chosen industry is hospitality or industry that suffers from high staff turnover, discuss
the issues that relate to poor retention........................................................................................8
Your response should demonstrate the depth of research and a high level of understanding of
the issues relating to retention. Develop a performance management plan for a chosen
position within an organization..................................................................................................9
Table demonstrating you have identified some of the pros and cons of your chosen
performance review method relevant to the specific position you have chosen........................9

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A brief description of Caltex Adelaide Company
The Caltex Adelaide Company is the chosen organization for the assignment to serve
the record on an understanding of human resources. In context to the chosen organization,
Caltex Adelaide is a lubricant manufacturing company situated in, Australia. The company is
known to be one of the largest petroleum and Oil Company in Australia that has 2 petroleum
refinery stations too. The company has maintained its 100 outlets in more than 50 countries
which have made them popular in global sectors.
Caltex has renowned its name as one of the popular convenience and fled company in
Australia is all due to its operations, direction set and strategy to work independently. In
accordance with the size of the company in terms of employees, they have more than 3,000
employees working in Australia.
A brief description of the type of employees with reference to Atkinson’s
Flexible firm model
Caltex Adelaide Company
Company has divided its employees in the category of two types that is with
reference to Atkinson's flexible firm model. The company has taken the flexible firm model
to distinct their employee's group according to their working and operational needs.
The Atkinson's flexible firm model divides the organization's employees into two
groups that are in the core and peripheral group.
1. Core group:

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In Atkinson's flexible firm model, the core group consists of primary employees that
are the company's internal workers as well as full-time workers who play an integral role in
organizations functionality. The employees that are distinguished in core groups are difficult
to replace all due to their high skills, experience, knowledge and their contribution to the
company's growth.
Caltex Adelaide Company has prepared its core group of employees to give them the
tasks and missions that can further help the company in its operations and to resolve the
issues in accordance with their employee's knowledge.
Figure 1: Atkinson’s flexible firm model
(source:https://www.businessballs.com/organisational-culture/flexible-firm-model/)
2. Peripheral group
The peripheral group consists of secondary employees who are less experienced as
well as less skilled. The employees who come under this group are highly variable and are